Nazis 12 Miles From Stalingrad
Reports from World War II fronts indicate German forces reached within 12 miles of Stalingrad along a main highway while Soviet marines and Red Army units fought to defend the Volga city fielding counterattacks and holding a 40 mile corridor between the Don and Volga rivers.
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Don
Volga
Vichy
France
Stalingrad
Red Fleet
Black Sea
Caucasus
Krasnodar
Rzhev-Vyazma
May urges deferment for married men with dependents in war draft
Representative May of Kentucky argues married men with wives and children should not be drafted for 18 months, citing a selective service survey. He predicts the War Department may seek to lower the draft age from 20 to 18 by January, after exhausting other manpower sources. He contends the army could reach 9 million by dropping the age limit if needed.
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Washington
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Selective Service
Hershey
War Department
Congress
Revolutionary Plot Uncovered In Ecuador Chief Suspect Detained
In Quito on September 2 a formal announcement reported a revolutionary plot against the Ecuador government. Retired Army Commander Virgilio Molina was arrested and accused as the chief conspirator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuador
Quito
Virgilio Molina
Japan Denies Arms Move to Mask Siberia Invasion Plans
AP reports Tokyo officials deny mobilizations toward Siberia while Chinese sources claim 100 000 troops moved north and a large fleet massed off North Japan. Togo resigns as foreign minister amid speculation of a Japanese push on Vladivostok. In New Guinea MacArthur notes renewed Japanese pressure on Port Moresby with heavy losses for Japan in ambush and jungle fighting.
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Associated Press
Japan
Russia
Siberia
Vladivostok
Sea of Japan
Tokyo
Tokyo War Cabinet
Domei
Hideki Tojo
Foreign Ministry
Shigenori Togo
Togo
Chungking
China
Ta Kung Pao
U.S.S.R
Chunking
China War Theater
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Milne Bay
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Kokoda
United Nations
Senate grants tax exemption for eight vital ores
Washington reports the senate finance committee exempted profits from mining eight strategic minerals from the excess profits tax. The list includes manganese tungsten chromite antimony quicksilver platinum tin and vanadium. A subcommittee will study adding tantalum nickel and mica.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
George
D.ga
Walsh
D.-Mass
la Follette
Prog
Wis
Taft
Ohio
Johnson
D.-Colo
Brown
D.-Mich
Treasury
Boston Bombers Helped Turn Tide in Egypt
Santa Monica, Sept 2 A Douglas mission supervisor quoted Air Vice Marshal Lawson praising American bombing planes in halting the German drive in Egypt. The planes, called the Boston shuttle service, relayed from Tobruk to El Alamein bombing tanks and gunning transports while refueling ahead.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Egypt
Douglas
Cairo
W. A. Spencer
Boston
Middle East
A. W. M. Lawson
United Nations
Palestine
Spencer
Tobruk
el Alamein
Alexandria
Submarine menace may be reduced say Knoxs
Secretary of the Navy Knox said the submarine menace could be reduced so it would not interfere with victory in the war. He noted a steady decline in ships sunk but warned the threat was not solved and a long effort would be needed.
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Washington
Knox
Health unit staff to take state merit exams
Douglas county health unit workers prepare for Kansas state board of health merit exams with applications due September 17. The unit’s status as a state board employee and local governance confusion are noted, and positions and pay ranges for various health posts are listed.
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Douglas County Health Unit
Kansas State Board of Health
State Board of Health
Althoit
Joe L. Walker
Douglas County
H. L. Chambers
Walker
el Dorado
Henry Asher, Jr
Board of Health
Food and Drug
Biddle Flags Flawed Subversion Claims in Federal Work
Attorney General Biddle told Congress that 36 federal employees were discharged and 13 disciplined after reviewing 4 579 complaints of subversive ties. He criticized the broad inquiries and noted many cases were unfounded or based on mailing list appearances rather than actual affiliation.
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Washington
Biddle
Congress
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Congressman Dies
Attorney General
Justice Department
House Committee
Representative Dies
D.-Tex
Above Normal Rainfall At Worden In August
Wage observer Walter Schwarz notes 7.99 inches of rain at Worden on August 7, above the station's 3.48 inch normal. Year to date rainfall reaches 28.58 inches, surpassing the 23.21 inch eight month normal.
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Worden
Walter Schwarz
U S Army Tanks Help Bar Rommel In Egypt
Allied forces in Egypt’s western desert repelled Rommel’s three day offensive as U S Army tanks and British units blocked the advance near El Alamein. American fliers battled dust storms to disrupt Axis depots while heavy air and ground combat raged across the front.
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Egypt
Western Desert
Rommel
el Alamein
Qattara
Field
Erwin Rommel
G.H.Q
Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Harold Alexander
Mediterranean
Alexander
Nile
U. S
12Th Bombardment Group
98Th
57Th
Alexandria
Army engineers tour Lawrence water plant during five day seminar
Sewage plant operators from army camps in the seventh service command visited the Lawrence water plant as part of a five day University of Civil Engineer training conference. Roger Pratt of Wallace and Tiernan Co. showed them chlorine control equipment. A separate dispatch from Boston reports Rev. Charles H. Joy saying Germany cannot be starved into submission and that only military defeat can end the war.
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Army Camps
Seventh Service Command
Lawrence
Army Corps of Engineers
Roger Pratt
Wallace and Tiernan Co
Newark
N.J
Germany
Boston
Europe
Charles H. Joy
Unitarian Service Committee
Defeated at Milne Bay Japanese Strike From New Port Moresby Point
Allied reports say Japanese forces, repelled at Milne Bay, pressed toward Port Moresby in New Guinea as jungle fighting continues around Kokoda. Allied air and ground units strafed enemy positions while bombers hit the Japanese seized airstrip.
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Milne Bay
Port Moresby
MacArthur
Australia
Kokoda
New Guinea
Owen Stanley Mountain Range
Port Moresy
United Nations
Douglas County Draft List Acknowledges September Quota
The Selective Service Board announced the Douglas County draft lineup for September 12 listing about a dozen men by name address and draft order. About 20 registrants underwent physical screening at the Community building and the first contingent of draftees, all white, left this morning likely to return tomorrow for two weeks as enlisted reserves.
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Douglas County
Selective Service Board
Modest Turner Foster
Vermont
A Willian
Robert Moore
Elm
George Calvin McHissack
Mtlinois
Wilbert Robert Whiteside
Alabama
Jack Oliver Williams
Ellsworth
Mississippi
Percy William Kiser
Milo Lowry
Perry
Edward George Brown
Earl Ingard
Lawrence
William Booker Wright
Baldwin
Leroy Simpson
Eldridge James McKissack
Nevada Senate Race Sees Scrugham Lead. Bunker Concedes
Sen. Berkeley L. Bunker conceded defeat as Rep. James G. Scrugham led by about 1,000 votes with over 75 percent of precincts reported. Bunker pledged support for Scrugham after his two year term succeeding Sen. Pittman. Utah saw incumbents clear early hurdles with Robinson and Granger leading. Reed E. Vetterli and J. Bracken Lee expected to face them in November.
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Berkeley L. Bunker
Nevada
James G. Scrugham
Bunker
Sen
Key Pittman
Scrugham
Las Vegas
Utah
J. W. Robinson
Walter Granger
Reed E. Vetterli
Salt Lake City
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Robinson
J. Bracken Lee
Price
Granger
Saarbruecken Bombed Twice in Week by RAF Force
London reports a large RAF bomber attack on Saarbruecken, a key German coal and iron center on the French border near Luxembourg. The raid follows a daytime Spitfire sweep over the Channel. A U.S. fighter squadron and RAF fighters moved toward France after dawn.
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Air Ministry
Saar Valley
Saarbruecken
U. S
DNB
Sheffield
Dugprigss
Dover Strait
Yesteday
London
Germany
United States
R.A.F
England
France
Stock Averages Show Mixed Day Trading
The average of 60 stocks stands at 56.8 with a narrow gain yesterday when the index rose to 86.7. investors monitored movers and shifts across sectors as volumes remained moderate.
Director Outlines Aims of Douglas County Health Unit
Dr. H L Chambers, director of the Douglas county health unit, spoke to the Douglas county medical society at Lawrence Memorial hospital about the unit history and its transition after the Sunflower Ordnance Works. He listed a ten member staff and reported August immunizations and a $19 780 budget with state city county and Lawrence school district support.
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H. L. Chambers
Douglas County Health Unit
Douglas County Medical Society
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Lawrence
County Medical Society
Scrap drive plans set for Douglas county in September
Letters mailed by the county committee chaired by W. R. Green outline an all out scrap metal drive to start mid month. Township board members appoint school board lieutenants with a general meeting planned September 14 at the Chamber of Commerce rooms and a drive opening date of September 21.
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Douglas County
W. R. Green
Green
Chris Kraft
J. S. Turner
Chamber of Commerce
Cool Breeze Expected Across Kansas From Heat
Kansas anticipates cooler air moving in from the west tonight with central and eastern parts seeing relief by morning. Western towns reported scattered showers lowering highs yesterday with Goodland at 68 and Garden City .18 inches. Topeka reached 94 as eastern areas stayed 90 to 94.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Garden City
Toyoka
S. D. Flora
Solomon River
School Enrollment Timetable for Lawrence New Students
All new elementary students in Lawrence must enroll tomorrow and Friday at grade school buildings. Offices open 10 to 12 and 2 to 4 both days. A Friday 2:30 PM meeting in Superintendent Dean's office for teachers new to the system. A general faculty meeting Saturday 9:30 AM in Liberty Memorial high school's auditorium.
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Lawrence City
Clifford D
Liberty Memorial High School
Paroled 13-year-old in car theft case
One of two 13-year-old boys charged with stealing J. M. Powell's car in Eudora Saturday night is now a ward of juvenile court and paroled to his parents. Probate Judge Frank R. Gray presided as his counterpart weighed the other boy's attitude in yesterday's juvenile court hearing. Both boys live in Kansas City Missouri.
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J. M. Powell
Eudora
Frank R. Gray
Kansas City
Labor Day Closures Announced for Local Stores
John Schrader, chairman of the merchants bureau, announced Labor Day closures for ready to wear, shoe, men’s clothing and chain stores all day Monday. Most grocery stores will close at noon.
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John Schrader
Merchant’s Bureau
Lawrence Aviator Receives Distinguished Flying Cross
Captain William J. Cummings of Lawrence Kansas is among eight U S army air forces officers awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for daring missions in the Philippines. He flew multiple trips from March 10 to April 1 in obsolete unarmed planes to evacuate personnel and deliver medical supplies to Bataan despite bad weather and enemy patrols. He is the son of Mr and Mrs W J Cummings, enlisted July 1 1937, trained at Randolph and Kelly Fields, and is a Lawrence High School and University of Kansas alumnus.
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MacArthur
Australia
William J. Cummings
Barker Street
Lawrence
Kan
United States Army Air Force
Philippines
Cummings
Bataan
Captain Cummings
W. J. Cummings
Army Air Corps
Randolph
Kelly Fields
Texas
Lawrence High School
University of Kansas
ROTC Enrollment at Kansas Promises Strong Fall Begin
KU military authorities report rising enlistments in the ROTC program as fall term opens. Officials expect enrollments to match or exceed last year’s peak as students seek officer training and degrees in three years or less with junior college credits. Col. James W. Dusenbury cites ROTC as delaying selective service to prepare future military leadership.
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Army
University of Kansas
United States
R.O.T.C
University of Kansas Military Organization
Coast Artillery
Signals Corps
Engineering Corps
Quartermasters Corps
Chemical Warfare Service
Ordnance
Medical Departments
James W. Dusenbury
Horse Show at Tonga Tonga Fifth annual event at Leavenworth fairgrounds
The fifth annual horse show in connection with the Leavenworth County fair will run next Wednesday September 9 at the Tonganoxie fair grounds. Betty Jane Ryan of Kansas City Kan will ride her palomino Candy Man replacing Star light. A strong entry list including Lawrence horses is expected with matinee at 2 30 pm and evening show at 7 pm. Admission is free with a small grandstand charge.
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Leavenworth County Fair
Tonganoxie
Betty Jane Ryan
Kansas City
Kan
Candy Man
Starlight
CALL SINGLE MEN FIRST
Topeka Kansas September 2 married men won't be drafted in some Kansas communities while single men are still uncalled in others Brig Gen M R Mclean state secret service director said yesterday The new policy will shift early to boards that have single men instead of noting boards low on single men to call married registrants
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
M. R. Mclean
State Secret Service
Yesteray
Tire Certificates Issued by Douglas County Board
The city panel of the Douglas county war price and rationing board issued eighty seven tire certificates yesterday. The certificates authorize three new passenger tires three new passenger tubes 22 passenger retreads 38 new truck tires 12 truck tubes and nine truck retreads.
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Douglas County War Price and Rationing Board
KU Dean Sees a Room Shortage for Fall Housing
University of Kansas officials warn of a tight housing market as enrollment estimates rise to about 2300 men for the fall term. An emergency room list totals 84 options including faculty homes and some townhouses, but fraternities show limited capacity. The university asks Lawrence residents to provide space through the Housing Bureau.
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University of Kansas
Army
Registrar’s Office
Mt. Oread
Henry Werner
Dean Werner
Lawrence
Housing Bureau
Frank Strong
K. U
Sunflower Ordnance Words
County pays $15000 on bonded indebtedness
The county commissioners paid off $15000 of the county's bonded indebtedness yesterday. Remaining general obligation bonds total $52000 and special improvement bonds $24500, for a total $76500. Most general bonds mature in 1944, one in 1945, another park issue in 1947, with special improvement bonds maturing in 1948.
B P W Club Holds First Meet of Club Year
The Business and Professional Women's club opened its new year with a dinner meeting at the Colonial. Ruth Myers chaired the program. Prof. Elmer E. Beth from the University of Kansas spoke on Freedom of the Press. Music by Martha Dooley. guests included Elmer Beth and Robert Seevers of Richmond Kentucky.
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Business and Professional Women's Club
Ruth, Myers
Elmer E. Beth
University of Kansas
Martha Dooley
Elmer F. Beth
Dooley
Robert Seevers
Richmond
Traffic deaths lower in Topeka August totals show drop
State safety engineer Claud McCamment notes slower driving reduced August fatalities. Killed in August 1941 66 and August 1942 16, with an eight month total in 1942 of 206 against 331 in the same period last year.
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Topeka
Kan
Claud McCamment
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